By Brandon Sapienza, Staff Writer
Following the raid of the office of President Donald Trump’s attorney, Michael Cohen, Trump has become more incensed. The President has taken to Twitter, calling this investigation a “witch-hunt.” Meanwhile, the Special Counsel continues to delve further into the personal life of the president. Already, Trump has considered firing Mueller on multiple occasions. Now, after this raid, it looks more likely that Trump might hit his political nuclear button. It is in the best interest of the president to let Mueller continue his investigation. Otherwise, his political capital will be gone for the remainder of his term.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, was asked about the possibility of President Trump firing Mueller, to which he responded, “I don’t think he should fire Mueller and I don’t think he’s going to.” As a result, McConnell refuses to support a bill that would protect Mueller from termination, causing great unrest within the Senate chamber. McConnell truly believes there is nothing suspicious going on in the White House and is making this a partisan issue; regardless, this investigation should unite the parties.
With no support on protecting Mueller, McConnell has opened the door for President Trump that could lead to a full-on Constitutional crisis, extremely similar to the Watergate Scandal. In his mind, Trump has every reason to fire Mueller and the President also is very blind to the consequences of his decisions, which begs the question, “Does Trump care if he creates more chaos in Washington?” The answer is up in the air. For someone leading our country, many would hope he would have the sense to prevent this at all costs. This is why, as a result, 69 percent of Americans are opposed to Trump firing Mueller. Meanwhile, 13 percent are in favor of his termination, according to a Quinnipiac University Poll.
Strangely, amidst this approaching crisis, there is a silver lining. Trump firing Mueller would be a great way to unify the country. Both parties agree that firing the special counsel is a very bad idea. Should Trump ignore the recommendations of Republican and Democratic leaders and go through with firing Mueller, a united Congress may become more suspicious and further investigate Trump. It might even be possible that Republicans and Democrats write up articles of impeachment.
Regardless of where Trump decides to take this investigation, it is cause for concern. Similar to Watergate, this does not look good for Trump, as party leaders are putting pressure on him to leave Mueller alone and Mueller himself is closing in on something that surely won’t reflect well on the president.
